Paul di Resta
Paul di Resta | |
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Di Resta in 2022 | |
| Born | 16 April 1986 Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland |
| Spouse |
Laura Jordan (m. 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives |
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| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2019–20 |
| Current team | Peugeot TotalEnergies |
| Racing licence | |
| Car number | 94 |
| Former teams | United |
| Starts | 38 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Podiums | 9 |
| Poles | 4 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2019–20 (LMP2) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | |
| Active years | 2011–2013, 2017 |
| Teams | Force India, Williams |
| Entries | 59 (59 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 121 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 2011 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2017 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters career | |
| Years active | 2007–2010, 2014–2019 |
| Teams | Persson, HWA, R-Motorsport |
| Starts | 141 |
| Championships | 1 (2010) |
| Wins | 11 |
| Podiums | 37 |
| Poles | 8 |
| Fastest laps | 10 |
| Previous series | |
| 2005–2006 2003–2004 | F3 Euro Series British Formula Renault |
| Championship titles | |
| 2006 2010 | F3 Euro Series DTM |
Paul di Resta (born April 16, 1986 in Livingston West Lothian) is a Scottish auto racing driver. He made his Formula One debut in the 2011 Australian Grand Prix with the Force India, finishing in the points with a 10th place finish.
Career
[change | change source]Karting
[change | change source]Di Resta started his career in karting. He raced in several series of karts from 1994 until 2002. In 2001 he won the British JICA Championship.
Formula Renault
[change | change source]Di Resta moved up to single-seaters at the end of 2002. he competed in the British Formula Renault Winter Series. He raced full-time in 2003 with the Eurotek Motorsport team. Di Resta finished seventh in the standings with one race win. He switched to Manor Motorsport for 2004, and finished third in the championship with four wins. Di Resta also entered some races of Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with the Manor team. He also won the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of The Year Award in 2004. The award had been won by his cousin Dario Franchitti in 1992.
Formula Three
[change | change source]Di Resta moved to the Formula Three Euroseries with Manor Motorsport in 2005, and finished tenth in the standings. For 2006 he moved to the ASM Formule 3 team. He won the championship with five wins. He beat his teammate, future Formula One World Drivers Champion, Sebastian Vettel. Di Resta also won the 2006 BP Ultimate Masters at Circuit Park Zandvoort.
DTM
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In 2007, di Resta switched from single-seaters to race in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) touring car racing series for Mercedes. He finished fifth in the championship. Di Resta was the highest driver in the standings to drive a non-2007 car. His performance earned him a 2008 Mercedes C-Class for the 2008 season. Di Resta finished second in the 2008 championship, winning two races. In 2009, he finished third overall. In 2010, he won three races in a row on the way to winning the DTM championship.
Formula One
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Di Resta has tested for the McLaren Formula One team in 2009. In December 2009, di Resta took part in a test with the Force India at the Jerez circuit.[1] On February 2, Force India announced they signed di Resta at their reserve driver.[2]
Force India (2011–)
[change | change source]On 26 January 2011 it was confirmed that di Resta will join Adrian Sutil at the Force India team for the 2011 season. He will replace Vitantonio Liuzzi, and Nico Hülkenberg will replace di Resta as the reserve driver.[3]
Karting record
[change | change source]Karting career summary
[change | change source]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Torneo Industrie Open — 100 Junior | 36th | |
| CIK-FIA Green Helmet Trophy – Cadet | 3rd | ||
| Monaco Kart Cup — ICA Junior | 2nd | ||
| 2000 | South Garda Winter Cup — ICA Junior | 2nd | |
| Super 1 National Championship — JICA | 2nd | ||
| European Championship — ICA Junior | 10th | ||
| 2001 | Super 1 National Championship — JICA | 1st | |
| 2002 | South Garda Winter Cup — Formula A | 11th | |
| Super 1 National Championship — Formula A | 6th | ||
| European Championship — Formula A | Italsport KRP | NC | |
| World Cup — Formula A | 17th | ||
| 2011 | ERDF Masters Kart — Stars | 8th | |
| Source:[4] | |||
Racing record
[change | change source]Racing career summary
[change | change source]†– As di Resta was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 UK record
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Eurotek Motorsport | SNE 1 8 |
SNE 2 22 |
BRH 6 |
THR 13 |
SIL 13 |
ROC Ret |
CRO 1 10 |
CRO 2 9 |
DON 1 6 |
DON 2 9 |
7th | 233 | ||||||||||
| Team JVA | SNE 6 |
BRH 1 8 |
BRH 2 6 |
DON 1 19 |
DON 2 6 |
OUL 1 1 |
OUL 2 2 |
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| 2004 | Manor Motorsport | THR 1 1 |
THR 2 1 |
BRH 1 4 |
BRH 2 2 |
SIL 1 3 |
SIL 2 1 |
OUL 1 2 |
OUL 2 2 |
THR 1 2 |
THR 2 1 |
CRO 1 1 |
CRO 2 1 |
KNO 1 2 |
KNO 2 4 |
BRH 1 3 |
BRH 2 2 |
SNE 1 1 |
SNE 2 1 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
1st | 518 |
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series record
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Manor Motorsport | HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 17 |
PAU 1 14 |
PAU 2 DNS |
SPA 1 DSQ |
SPA 2 5 |
MCO 1 8 |
MCO 2 6 |
OSC 1 4 |
OSC 2 4 |
NOR 1 3 |
NOR 2 8 |
NÜR 1 23 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 14 |
ZAN 2 5 |
LAU 1 Ret |
LAU 2 DSQ |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 DSQ |
10th | 32 |
| 2006 | ASM Formule 3 | HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 Ret |
LAU 1 2 |
LAU 2 3 |
OSC 1 1 |
OSC 2 14 |
BRH 1 1 |
BRH 2 5 |
NOR 1 1 |
NOR 2 18 |
NÜR 1 2 |
NÜR 2 13 |
ZAN 1 1 |
ZAN 2 14 |
CAT 1 10 |
CAT 2 6 |
BUG 1 1 |
BUG 2 6 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 6 |
1st | 86 |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
[change | change source](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% of the race distance.
Complete Formula One results
[change | change source](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
[change | change source]| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | United Autosports | P | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 4 |
SEB 5 |
LBH | MDO | DET | WGL 4 |
MOS | ELK | LGA | PET | 27th | 82 |
| 2024 | United Autosports USA | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 11 |
SEB 3 |
WGL 5 |
MOS | ELK 11 |
IMS 7 |
PET 9 |
15th | 1592 | |||
| 2025 | United Autosports USA | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 1 |
SEB 8 |
WGL 1 |
MOS | ELK 14 |
IMS 4 |
PET 11 |
12th | 1765 | |||
| 2026 | United Autosports USA | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 4 |
SEB 2 |
WGL |
MOS |
ELK |
IMS |
PET |
1st* | 662* | |||
* Season still in progress.
Complete European Le Mans Series results
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| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 6 |
MNZ | CAT | SIL | SPA | ALG | 19th | 8 |
| 2023 | United Autosports USA | LMP2 Pro-Am | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 11 |
LEC 10 |
22nd | 1 | ||||
| LMP2 | ARA 7† |
SPA | ALG | ALG | NC† | 0† | ||||||
| 2024 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 9 |
LEC 12 |
IMO 6 |
SPA 10 |
MUG 6 |
ALG 6 |
11th | 27 |
† Car was initially a Pro-Am entry, therefore was ineligible for points.
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
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| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SHA 2 |
FUJ 2 |
BUR 1 |
SEP 2 |
1st | 80 | ||
| 2022 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DUB 1 |
DUB 2 |
ABU 1 1 |
ABU 2 1 |
NC† | N/A† | ||
| 2023 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DUB 1 5 |
DUB 2 7 |
ABU 1 5 |
ABU 2 5 |
8th | 36 | ||
| 2025–26 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEP 1 7 |
SEP 2 14 |
DUB 1 Ret |
DUB 2 8 |
ABU 1 6 |
ABU 2 5 |
10th | 28 |
† Not eligible for points.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
[change | change source]| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL Ret |
FUJ | SHA 3 |
BHR 1 |
COA 1 |
SPA 1 |
LMS 1 |
BHR 4 |
2nd | 175 |
| 2021 | United Autosports USA | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SPA | ALG 3 |
MNZ | LMS | BHR | BHR | 16th | 23 | ||
| 2022 | United Autosports USA | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB 1 |
SPA | LMS | 11th | 38 | |||||
| Peugeot TotalEnergies | Hypercar | Peugeot 9X8 | Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 | MNZ Ret |
FUJ 4 |
BHR Ret |
10th | 12 | ||||||
| 2023 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Hypercar | Peugeot 9X8 | Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 | SEB 9 |
ALG 7 |
SPA 8 |
LMS 6 |
MNZ 3 |
FUJ 8 |
BHR 9 |
8th | 51 | |
| 2024 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Hypercar | Peugeot 9X8 | Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 | QAT 15 |
IMO 15 |
SPA 14 |
LMS 11 |
SÃO 16 |
COA Ret |
FUJ 8 |
BHR Ret |
28th | 4 |
| 2025 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Hypercar | Peugeot 9X8 | Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 | QAT 9 |
IMO 9 |
SPA 11 |
LMS 15 |
SÃO 7 |
COA 4 |
FUJ 2 |
BHR 9 |
12th | 44 |
| 2026 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Hypercar | Peugeot 9X8 | Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 | IMO 16 |
SPA 7 |
LMS |
SÃO |
COA |
FUJ |
QAT |
BHR |
12th* | 6* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
[change | change source]| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ligier JS P217-Gibson | LMP2 | 288 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2019 | Ligier JS P217-Gibson | LMP2 | 365 | 9th | 4th | ||
| 2020 | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 370 | 5th | 1st | ||
| 2021 | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 361 | 9th | 4th | ||
| 2023 | Peugeot 9X8 | Hypercar | 330 | 8th | 8th | ||
| 2024 | Peugeot 9X8 | Hypercar | 309 | 11th | 11th | ||
| 2025 | Peugeot 9X8 | Hypercar | 379 | 16th | 16th | ||
Personal life
[change | change source]Di Resta, who grew up in Uphall West Lothian. He is the cousin of fellow racing drivers Dario Franchitti and Marino Franchitti.[5] In February 2010, di Resta was made a director of his family's leisure firm, which owns several establishments in West Lothian.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Strang, Simon (2009-11-24). "Force India to test di Resta, Hildebrand". autosport.com. Haymarket. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ↑ Elizalde, Pablo (2010-02-02). "Force India signs di Resta as reserve". autosport.com. Haymarket. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ↑ Elizalde, Pablo (2011-01-26). "Di Resta confirmed at Force India". autosport.com. Haymarket. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- ↑ "Paul Di Resta | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- 1 2 McPherson, Lynn (2010-02-07). "Racing driver takes over family's property empire". Daily Record. Scotland: Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Paul di Resta career statistics at Driver Database
- Official website Archived 2011-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lewis Hamilton |
Formula Three Euroseries Drivers' Champion 2006 |
Succeeded by Romain Grosjean |
| Preceded by Lewis Hamilton |
Formula Three Masters Winner 2006 |
Succeeded by Nico Hülkenberg |
| Preceded by Timo Scheider |
DTM Champion 2010 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by Alex Lloyd |
McLaren Autosport BRDC Award 2004 |
Succeeded by Oliver Jarvis |